By Deception(2022)
Appearances can be deceiving.
A promising novelist finds himself trapped in a terrifying reality as he reckons with the notion that a murderer is in his midst.
Movie: By Deception
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David Harrison
Linda Cameron / Ava
Detective Cynthia Raymond
Zoe
Ava
Eli
Brooke
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